Traveling through an ancient military camp: Bao'er's survival song

Liu Shu couldn't possibly become sworn brothers with Li Bao'er; if he did, how could he possibly perform the traditional wedding ceremony? Therefore, he vaguely refused, saying, "How could I possibly take advantage of you, elder brother? I'm your devoted younger brother who follows your lead without question."

Li Bao'er shoved Liu Shu with her elbow: "Sworn brothers, huh? Dream on! I'm breaking off all ties with you!"

Liu Shu hurriedly pressed, "Why did you break off our friendship? What did I do wrong?"

"Why do you still ask? With a friend like you who's always causing trouble, I'd be in deep trouble! Where is this? This is General Guide's Mansion! You think you can just barge in like that? Are you some kind of rebel king? Do you think Peng Zizheng is someone to mess with? I avoid him whenever possible and keep quiet whenever I can. That freakish killer, if he knew you barged into the General's Mansion just to find me, he would kill me before I even had a chance to explain!"

Liu Shu was surprised: "He's so unreasonable! Wasn't he good to you? Why didn't he let you go to school? Why don't we quit? There's no point in staying in this lousy general's mansion."

Li Bao'er sneered: "Can't you use your brain a little more? Do you think you can just quit this job like that? Do you think I wanted to work this lousy job?"

Liu Shu: "What class?"

Lee Bo-ah: "It's not important!"

The two of them, elbows on the ground, crouched under the bed, whispering like little mice. Their elbows went numb after a short while. Liu Shu noticed Li Bao'er constantly shifting her weight from one arm to the other and kindly suggested, "Why don't you roll over and lie flat on your back?"

Li Bao'er readily accepted advice and struggled to turn herself over in the cramped space. As she did so, her hair brushed against Liu Shu's face, the sweet scent of soapberry and the softness of her hair causing Liu Shu to blush in the darkness. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in a certain part of his body and, without thinking, tried to turn over to his back to gain more space. Then, his nose brushed against Li Bao'er's soft, fragrant cheek, and Liu Shu's breathing quickened.

Li Bao'er, whose soul was already thirty years old, heard the boy's heavy breathing and immediately went on high alert: "What the hell are you panting for? You're not really a homosexual, are you, damn it!"

Liu Shu hurriedly tried to cover up his mistake: "Don't insult me! My love for women is unwavering and steadfast! I'm... I'm in pain! My arm is numb, can't I even catch my breath?"

Li Bao'er did not respond.

Liu Shu was also flustered. He wondered when he could take his pursuit of Bao'er to the next level. But he had to get Bao'er interested in him first before he could take the next step. But would his status as a younger brother and older brother make her interested in him? If he were to suddenly reveal her true identity as a girl, she would definitely run away immediately.

Liu Shu always felt that he and Li Bao'er were of one mind, and he even felt that he could sense the carefulness that Li Bao'er was deliberately hiding in her heart.

Just as he was lost in thought, Li Bao'er suddenly broke the awkward silence and said, "Liu Shu, happy birthday."

Liu Shu had never heard such a blessing before, but that didn't stop him from being happy to receive a birthday greeting from his beloved. He repeated the same words: "Li Baobao, happy birthday to you too."

In the darkness, Li Bao'er gently corrected him: "Li Bao'er, call me Li Bao'er."

Liu Shu obediently repeated, "Li Bao'er, happy birthday."

"Thank you."

Liu Shu lingered under Li Bao'er's bed for a while longer before sneaking out again, urged by his "good older brother." Li Bao'er, emerging from the warm bed, felt a chill and, without bothering to wash up, simply took off her outer garment and crawled into bed.

Liu Shu and Li Bao'er chatted warmly for a long time, but this caused a lot of trouble for the two pampered young masters squatting by the wall. They had been squatting for a long time in the early winter night, and no matter how many layers they wore, they were still shivering from the cold. The worst part was that they didn't dare to move or warm themselves up, so they could only huddle together with their arms between their legs and wait for their masters to come out.

When Liu Shu landed gracefully with a smug look on his face, Jin and Zhai rushed over and hugged their master's warm body.